俳壇

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 俳壇, read はいだん, means the literary community of people who compose and publish haiku.
• Basic usage: It is used when a newcomer attracts attention in haiku circles or when introducing works by people active in a local community.
  • その新人は大胆な作風で俳壇の注目を集めた。

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Community compared with 句会
  • 俳壇 broadly refers to people and activity in the haiku world, while 句会 is a gathering for reading and discussing haiku.